Garden Walk

 Clicic Grounds

The clinic is situated on a site of "intersecting earth energy lines," and it gets its water from a mountain spring (which means it is structured water and very healing). This particular area has been settled for thousands of years, with artefacts from ancient Celts and Etruscans found there. Ancient peoples, including early Christians, were much aware of healthful sites and waters, and built their homes and worship structures on or by such sites. The church in Santa Maria was built over such a site. 

The grounds of the clinic use the old stumps for sculpture and decorative purposes. 

Old stumps among the chestnut trees

Old Stumps with decorations

Old stumps growing new trees

In many places we saw these puffball bushes. They caught the light quite beautifully.

A chestnut still in its protective outer shell. How would you like to harvest  thousands of these by hand before gloves were invented?

Old stumps made sculptural

Old stumps from trees that grew through the stone walls that line this area.Trees are tougher than rocks here.

Old Stump Man

Convoluted old stump. This shows how trees tried to keep growing despite being cut down any number of times.

Old Stump brothers. You have to look hard, but they are there.

Old Stump decoration

Old Stump cousins

Interesting bits in nooks

A sculptural piece by an old stump

Rocks on an old stump

An old stump that was once a magnificent tree

No rainbow needed; gold in an old stump

The garden path among the old stumps